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The bodies of Douglas Marsden, 48, of Lincoln, and Taylor Lessard, 26, of Manchester, were found inside a condominium on Easterly Road in Lincoln on Saturday. Police said both died of gunshot wounds.

Investigators said Marsden shot Lessard several times before shooting himself inside the Clearbrook condominium complex.

Lessard's relatives said she had rented a room from Marsden but moved out a month ago and was living in Manchester. They said she might have gone back to the condo to pick up some of her things.

Relatives said the two were not in a romantic relationship, and Lessard had a boyfriend. Her aunt, Kim Griswold, said the family might never know why the shootings happened.

"If you want to make that decision for yourself, which is awful to do, it is unfathomable to me that you would also take the life of a beautiful, innocent young girl," Griswold said.

Lessard’s aunt and cousin said they want people to know who she was and what she stood for instead of focusing on how she died.

“She was just fun, and you just wanted to be around her,” Griswold said. “It’s a shock and such a tragedy, and the way in which she was taken from us is just so senseless. Taylor never felt threatened or she wouldn’t have stayed there. They were friends. Taylor considered him a friend.”

“I want to yell. I want to scream. I want to cry,” said Chelsea Moreau, Lessard’s cousin.

Moreau said she was very close to her cousin.

“Rather than cousins, we grew up as sisters. I’m six months older,” Moreau said.

Moreau said Lessard was a talented artist who loved the outdoors, the beach and animals, especially her dog, Chippy.

“You don’t want the way that she died to cast a shadow on the life she lived because the way that she lived was pretty awesome,” Moreau said. “We are going to take her everywhere, everywhere we go. She’s everywhere, and that is what she is going to be remembered by, and that is what matters.”

Authorities said the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths will continue.